william faulkner 1897-1962

William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner1897-19621897-1962

NovelsNovels

The Sound and the Fury (1929)The Sound and the Fury (1929) As I Lay Dying (1930)As I Lay Dying (1930) Light in August (1932)Light in August (1932) Absalom, Absalom! (1936)Absalom, Absalom! (1936)

The sound and the furyThe sound and the fury(1929)(1929)

The plotThe plot

CharactersCharacters

Jason Compson III Jason Compson III Caroline Bascomb Compson Caroline Bascomb Compson Quentin Compson III Quentin Compson III Candace "Caddy" Compson Candace "Caddy" Compson Benjamin Compson Benjamin Compson Dilsey Gibson Dilsey Gibson Miss Quentin Compson Miss Quentin Compson

QuotesQuotes

All of us failed to match our dreams of All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.splendid failure to do the impossible.

Always dream and shoot higher than you Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.yourself.